diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/azubu.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/azubu.py
index efa624de1c..a813eb429f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/azubu.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/azubu.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class AzubuIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'uploader_id': 272749,
                 'view_count': int,
             },
+            'skip': 'Channel offline',
         },
     ]
 
@@ -56,22 +57,26 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'http://www.azubu.tv/api/video/%s' % video_id, video_id)['data']
 
         title = data['title'].strip()
-        description = data['description']
-        thumbnail = data['thumbnail']
-        view_count = data['view_count']
-        uploader = data['user']['username']
-        uploader_id = data['user']['id']
+        description = data.get('description')
+        thumbnail = data.get('thumbnail')
+        view_count = data.get('view_count')
+        user = data.get('user', {})
+        uploader = user.get('username')
+        uploader_id = user.get('id')
 
         stream_params = json.loads(data['stream_params'])
 
-        timestamp = float_or_none(stream_params['creationDate'], 1000)
-        duration = float_or_none(stream_params['length'], 1000)
+        timestamp = float_or_none(stream_params.get('creationDate'), 1000)
+        duration = float_or_none(stream_params.get('length'), 1000)
 
         renditions = stream_params.get('renditions') or []
         video = stream_params.get('FLVFullLength') or stream_params.get('videoFullLength')
         if video:
             renditions.append(video)
 
+        if not renditions and not user.get('channel', {}).get('is_live', True):
+            raise ExtractorError('%s said: channel is offline.' % self.IE_NAME, expected=True)
+
         formats = [{
             'url': fmt['url'],
             'width': fmt['frameWidth'],